Calls for increased gun control are being renewed in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. school shooting last Friday, and President Barack Obama indicated he would pursue measures to stop such events from happening in the future. Obama said at a memorial service Sunday that he would "use whatever power this office holds" to prevent such massacres.

In yet another high-profile public shooting, 20 children and six adults were killed in Sandy Hook Elementary School when a gunman forced his way in and began firing. Obama spoke strongly about the failure of the country to protect its children, and suggested his administration would explore new efforts to better regulate guns.

[See a collection of editorial cartoons on the Newtown shooting.]

"No single law, no set of laws can eliminate evil from the world or prevent every senseless act of violence in our society," he said. "But that can't be an excuse for inaction

How is it that we have a constitution and he is still POTUS, despite not being able to provide an original copy of a LFBC, having (allegedly) fraudulently obtained a SSN that was originally issued to someone in CT born in 1890, and (allegedly) forged his Selective Service Registration application. Hmmmm????

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posted on 12/18/2012 11:44:50 AM PST
by Hotlanta Mike
("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)

When was the last time some scum sucking dirt bag politician paid any attention to the constitution? This looks like a classic example of ignorant morons, giving up freedom, for some perceived security. As always, they get neither.

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posted on 12/18/2012 11:53:53 AM PST
by Mark17
(California, where English is a foreign language)

Hammer, meet nail. Looks to be just `wishful thinking’ from a budding MSM pundit slash intern.

Teresa Welsh
Opinion Intern at U.S. News & World Report
Washington D.C. Metro Area | Online Media
Current: Opinion Intern at U.S. News & World Report, Pundit at PolicyMic, Research Assistant at Round Earth Media Past:Program Intern at International Center for Journalists, Communications and Development Assistant at Make the Road NY, StoryBooth Intern at StoryC... Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Saint Paul College

Lets say Adolphus Obama does this, we get one day of feeling good for the left before the carnage of Democratic dependents in scum bucket cities like Chicago continue on their killing and violence sprees. Then the American masses see this and even figure out how to decipher the PC and realize that Obama is a liar and because these are “his people” they trust the government even less. So NO he wants full participation from the establishment.

People just don't get it. He can do whatever the hell he wants until WE the people decide we've had enough and we're not going to take it anymore and frankly, I don't see that happening.

Our Constitution, laws and traditions only matter when there exists a common reverence for them and the willingness to preserve them. If we don't protect them any tyrant can usurp them...as we're witnessing today. And our tyrant is doing it with the support of the majority. Gos help us.

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posted on 12/18/2012 12:15:32 PM PST
by pgkdan
(We are witnessing the modern sack of Rome. The barbarians have taken over.)

I disagree with you.. there is a lot of documentation on violent video games... but you can disagree. My point is, why is it always guns? After these horrible crimes are committed the police search the home of the perpetrators and always find these things: violent video games, psyc medication and running water.

Tim Dugmore · Works at Classified
It’s up to 30% now and its not about “Obama”... we’d enable ANY president right now to help us and our kids. Times are changing. We WANT our kids and others to be safe. there’s NO democractic process in powerful gun lobbies running the show and shoving gun culture down our thoats. Lobby groups should not OWN our politicians and the NRA just about does....for NOW. Or is THAT kind of dictatorship-in the back rooms-ok with you?
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posted on 12/18/2012 12:27:28 PM PST
by mylife
(The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)

So, you're saying a house to house search for firearms? Because Bronco deemed it?

Sure ... why not? He's not subject to the law ... ask him.

So ... we've got these 4473s here ... says you bought some eeeevul baby killing assault weapons back in 1992 ... Where are they? Hmmmmm? So you sold them, right? Lost them in a boating accident?

Surely you'll let us check, comrade ... if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.

You refuse, comrade? Proof positive you have something to hide ...

A Domestic Security Team composed of agents from the BATFE, FBI, and IRS ... under the auspices of President 0bama's Committee for State Security successfully raided a terrorist cell at the Hattend compound. Numerous deadly assault weapons and cop-killer bullets were recovered. Several of the Hattend Terrorists committed suicide ... fortunately, none of our Heroic Federal Agents were injured ... in other news, on the Survivor Final Episode ....

It'll be the Zombie Apocalypse before that happens.

In many ways, the Zombie Apocalypse would be easier to deal with.

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posted on 12/18/2012 12:43:24 PM PST
by ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)

He’s not going to do Jack squat. He is just going to egg on the Dem legislators to introduce legislation to ban assault rifles. It hasn’t got a ghost of a chance to pass. This country is not in the mood for gun control and they all know it.

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posted on 12/18/2012 2:20:05 PM PST
by Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)

“I disagree with you.. there is a lot of documentation on violent video games... but you can disagree. My point is, why is it always guns? After these horrible crimes are committed the police search the home of the perpetrators and always find these things: violent video games, psyc medication and running water.”

No, there are not a lot of scientific studies that link video games to violence.

You are supplanting assumption for fact. Ask yourself, what is the study that you are referring to? You can’t name it. In fact, the last thorough one that was done in, I believe, 2003 showed the opposite effect.

Besides, when they searched Dahmer’s home they found video games? Nope.

Don’t fall into the trap of ignoring the fact that psychopaths have been with us since time began and no law will change human DNA no matter how fun it is to pretend.

And it’s not always guns. The human hands are still the number one homicide weapon in the U.S.

Scoff at your own peril. Keep in mind, the rules of engagement in Iraq were tighter in Iraq than the cops here are constrained by. "officer safety" hides a lot of sins. And if you think americans won't slaughter americans, Lincoln killed 260,000 southerners and more than a couple northerners. He got a monument. You think that 3% is going to get treated any better he treated the south? You think that big homeland security apparatus was built to stop middle easterners from taking over DC and Manhattan? If King George had that kind of power at his disposal we'd all be standing for Rule, Britannia at baseball games.

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posted on 12/18/2012 4:13:57 PM PST
by Orangedog
(An optimist is someone who tells you to 'cheer up' when things are going his way)

Scoff at your own peril. Keep in mind, the rules of engagement in Iraq were tighter in Iraq than the cops here are constrained by.

Stop trying to sell your paranoid hysterics.

You're delusional if you think the American military is going to execute unrestrained warfare on our own people. Not even Obama has the cojones to issue such orders - and I can guarantee you he'd likely end up in irons if he even tried it.

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posted on 12/18/2012 4:30:27 PM PST
by Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)

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